SOLUTION: I need to find the GCF for 14 and 21. Is the answer 21?

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Question 83002: I need to find the GCF for 14 and 21. Is the answer 21?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solved by pluggable solver: Find Greatest Common Factor
First, factorise 14 and 21:


Factors of 14: 2,7
Factors of 21: 3,7.
Highlight common factors:
14: 2,7
21: 7,3
Common factors: 7
The product of these common factors is:7=7.
This number, 7, is your greatest common factor:

Greatest Common Factor( 14, 21 ) = 7.